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incubating khaki campbelll
Make sure he has an air hole in the membrane and that his beak is clear firstly, then you can start helping him from the membrane. Use a wet cotton bud (q tip) to wet the membrane and ease it from the duckling very very slowly...the water will make the membrane clear so you can see any veins... -
Internal pipping question
I meant *mean feat* sorry.... Stupid auto correct on my phone. Lol -
Internal pipping question
Ahhhh, thanks. Typically, about 10 mins after posting this, I heard tapping and a faint "cheep", haha. I have a little table top incubator, with a clear dome lid, and I can just about candle through it (although it's no male an feat with the increased condensation!). I promise not to open the... -
Internal pipping question
Hi everyone. Looking for some advice please. I have 3 Campbell eggs in the incubator. I'm on day 27, going onto day 28 in 4hrs time. Egg 1 has rippling movement around the very edge of the air cell, egg 2 has large shadowing movement in the actual air cell and egg 3 has what I think is a... -
Incubation and broken egg
Oh, crikey! Wish I'd known that sooner, I would have left well alone, I just panicked and worried about bacteria getting in.... Did possibly the quickest google search in history, and the first thing that came up was "candle wax", ****! Thanks for the advice, I'll know better next time. (Not... -
Incubation and broken egg
Ok, so I shouldn't attempt to remove the wax before hatch date.... Makes sense. I was concerned if I tried to remove it, I would end up removing shell too. Thank you. :-) x -
Incubation and broken egg
Also....in regards to hatching times, I know that Campbell's hatch in 28 days, but does that timeline refer to internal pipping or external pipping and zipping? I have 3 others set in an incubator and we are currently day 25, in lockdown. Should I be expecting rocking and internal pipping within... -
Incubation and broken egg
Hi guys, I'm looking for a bit of advice. I have an egg that was dropped and cracked (quite badly) on day 10 of incubation. I sealed the cracks with candle wax, and, despite not holding out much hope, he seems to be doing well at day 18... Growing nicely, plenty of movement and a nice sized air...